The Song of the Stars: British Music for Upper Voice Choir
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CHILCOTT / MEALOR / HOLST / MacMILLAN / O'Regan / etc
The Song of the Stars: British Music for Upper Voice Choir
Wells Cathedral School Choralia, Christopher Finch., with Eleanor Turner (harp) & Elliot Launn (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 25 October 2015
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Beauty, purity, and expressivity mark out music for upper voice choirs. On this recording, performed by one of the UK's leading vocal ensembles, the repertoire embraces classics of the genre such as Gustav Holst's sublime Ave Maria and his third group of Hymns from the Rig Veda, as well as contemporary music. James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener are represented by works that explore their unique musical language, whilst Bob Chilcott's technically demanding The Song of the Stars offers richly approachable pleasures.
"It's impossible to express too emphatically just how good the girls of the Wells Cathedral School Choralia sound on this new collection of music for upper voices. The 24 singers together create a sound that is both blended and impeccably balanced, completely consistent throughout widely varied repertoire, but also capable of such constant reinvention." Editor's Choice Gramophone (Awards Issue)
Tracks:
Chilcott:
The Song of the Stars
Holst:
Ave Maria, H49, Op. 9b
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26: 3rd Group, H99
MacMillan:
New-made for a King
McDowall:
Regina Caeli
Mealor:
Lux Benigna
O'Regan:
A Light Exists in Spring
Alleluia, laus et gloria
Columba aspexit
Tavener:
Theotoke
Missa brevis: Agnus Dei
Whitbourn:
Festival Alleluia
